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13th Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival
Warsaw , 29 March - 10 April 2009

Sunday, 29 March 2009

4:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 artists:

Mariusz Kwiecień – baritone
Howard Watkins – piano
 

pieces:

Robert Schumann
Dichterliebe (The Poet’s Love) Op. 48:
1. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
2. Aus
meinen Tränen sprießen
3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’
5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen
6. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
7. Ich grolle nicht
8. Und wüßten’s die Blumen, die kleinen
9. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen
10. Hör’ ich das Liedchen klingen
11. Ein Jüngling lieht ein Mädchen
12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
13. Ich hab’ im Traum geweinet
14. Allnächtlich im Traume
15. Aus alten Märchen winkt es
16. Die alten, bösen Lieder

 

Ludwig van Beethoven
Songs (selection)

Mieczysław Karłowicz
Smutną jest dusza moja Op. 1/6
Śpi w blaskach nocy Op. 3/5
Pamiętam, ciche, jasne, złote dnie Op. 1/5
Mów do mnie jeszcze Op. 3/1
Najpiękniejsze piosnki Op. 4

Maurice Ravel
Don Quichotte   Dulcinée:
1. Chanson romanesque
2. Chanson épique
3. Chanson   boire
 

 

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul.
Sienkiewicza 10

 

description:

Inauguration of the festival

 

artists:

Anne-Sophie Mutter – violin
Krzysztof Penderecki – conductor
Sinfonia Varsovia
 

pieces:

Ludwig van Beethoven
”Prometheus” overture Op. 43
Violin Concerto in D major Op. 61
Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92
 

 

Monday, 30 March 2009

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul.
Sienkiewicza 10

 

artists:

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Hebrides overture Op. 26
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23
Richard Strauss
4 Interludes from the opera Intermezzo Op. 72

 

pieces:

Konstantin Scherbakov – piano
Michał Dworzyński – conductor
Beethoven Academy Orchestra

 

Tuesday, 31 March 2009

5:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 

artists:

Leipziger Streichquartett

 

pieces:

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 1 in F major Op. 18/1
String Quartet No. 7 in F major Op. 59/1
 

 

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul.
Sienkiewicza 10

 

artists:

Ernst Kovacic (conductor)
Wrocław Chamber Orchestra “Leopoldinum”

pieces:

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Symphony No. 9 “La Suisse”
Ludwig van Beethoven
Konzertstück in C major
Alban Berg
3 Pieces from the Lyric Suite for string orchestra (arr. A. Berg)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Great Fugue in B flat major Op. 133 (arr. F. Weingartner)

 

 

Wednesday, 1 April 2009

5:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 

artists:

Leipziger Streichquartett
 

pieces:

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 3 in D major Op. 18/3
Great Fugue in B flat major Op. 133
String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 131

 

 

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul.
Sienkiewicza 10

 

artists:

Ralf Gothoni – conductor, piano
Arto Noras – cello
English Chamber Orchestra
 

pieces:

Joseph Haydn
Symphony in B major Hob. I/46
Cello Concerto in C major Hob. VIIb/5

Intermission

Piano Concerto in D major Hob. XVIII/11
Symphony in E minor Hob. I/44 “Trauer”

 

 

Thursday, 2 April 2009

5:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 

artists:

Geringas Baritone Trio
Keiko Tamura – piano
 

pieces:

Ludwig van Beethoven
12 Variations in G major on the theme from Handel’s oratorio Judas Maccabaeus for cello and piano WoO 32
Duo in E flat major for viola and cello WoO 32
Georg Friedrich Haendel
Sonata in G minor for 2 cellos and piano HWV 387
Joseph Haydn
Trio for Baritone in C major Hob. XI/82
Trio for Baritone in D major Hob. XI/97

 

 

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul.
Sienkiewicza 10

 

artists:

Joan Rodgers (Raffaelle) – soprano
Trine Lund (Sara) – soprano
Stefanie Irányi (Anna) – alto
Benjamin Hulett (Tobia) – tenor
TBA (Tobit) – bass
Martin Haselböck – conductor
Wiener Akademie

 pieces:

Joseph Haydn
Il
ritorno di Tobia oratorio Hob.
XXI/1
 

 

Friday, 3 April 2009

5:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 

artists:

Fine Arts Quartet
Danilo Rossi – viola

 

pieces:

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quintet in C major Op. 29
Dmitry Shostakovich
Quartet No. 1 in C major Op. 49
Anton Bruckner
String Quintet in F major

 

 

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul.
Sienkiewicza 10

 

artists:

Agnieszka Rehlis – alto
TBA – tenor
Thomas E. Bauer – baritone
Wojciech Gierlach – bass
Choir of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic
Ola Rudner – conductor
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

 

pieces:

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Humboldt Cantata (Polish premiere)
Die erste Walpurgisnacht (The First Walpurgis Night) Op. 60

 

 

Saturday, 4 April 2009

12:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 

artists:

Fine Arts Quartet
Danilo Rossi – viola

 

pieces:

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
String Quintet No. 1 in A major Op. 18
String Quintet No. 2 in B flat major Op. 87

 

 

8:00 pm

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera, Moniuszko Hall
Plac Teatralny 1

 

artists:

Daniela Dessi (Manon Lescaut) – soprano
Fabio Armiliato (Chevalier des Grieux) – tenor
Artur Ruciński (Lescaut, Manon’s brother) – baritone
Małgorzata Pańko – mezzosoprano
Piotr Nowacki (Geronte de Ravoir, Treasurer General) – bass
Rafał Bartmiński (Edmondo, student, Dancing master, Lamplighter) – tenor
Remigiusz Łukomski (Innkeeper, Sergeant) – bass
Miguel Gomez-Martinez – conductor
Bogdan Gola – chorus master
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera

 

pieces:

Giacomo Puccini
Manon Lescaut
Lyrical drama in 4 acts (concert performance)

 

 

Sunday, 5 April 2009

5:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 

artists:

Michel Lethiec – clarinet
Andriej Kasijan – French horn
Michael Zotti – bassoon
Barna Kobori lub Ludwig Mueller – violin
Georg Hamann – viola
Christophe Pantillon – cello
Jurek Dybał – double bass
 

pieces:

Ludwig van Beethoven
Septet
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Kontrabassoloquartett nr 2
Paul Hindemith
Musikalisches Blumengärtlein und Leyptziger Allerly for clarinet and double-bass

 

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul.
Sienkiewicza 10

 

artists:

Vitaly Pisarenko – piano
Antoni Wit – conductor
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
 

pieces:

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op. 58
Richard Strauss
An Alpine Symphony Op. 64

 

 

Monday, 6 April 2009

5:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 

artists:

Tokyo String Quartet

 

pieces:

Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in B flat major “ Sunrise ” Op. 76/4 Hob. III/78
String Quartet in G major Op. 76/1 Hob. III/75
Quartet in D minor “The Donkey” Op. 76/2 Hob. III/76
Quartet in D major “ Largo ” Op. 76/5 Hob. III/79

 

7:30 pm

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera, Moniuszko Hall
Plac Teatralny 1

 

artists:

Lars Vogt – piano
Yakov Kreizberg – conductor
Monte Carlo Philharmonic
 

pieces:

Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 4 in C minor “The Tragic” D 417
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25
Intermission
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 3 in D major D 200

 

 

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

5:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 

artists:

Tokyo String Quartet
 

pieces:

Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in E flat major Op. 76/6
String Quartet in C major “Emperor” Op. 76/3 "Emperor"
Johannes Brahms
String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major Op. 67

 

 

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul.
Sienkiewicza 10

 

artists:

Jurek Dybał – conductor
Xavier de Maistre – harp
Vienna Chamber Orchestra
 

pieces:

Georg Friedrich Handel
The Water Music Suite
Concerto in B flat major for harp and orchestra, Op. 4/6 HWV 294
Joseph Haydn
Concerto in D major for harp and orchestra
Symphony in C major “Il distratto” Hob.
I/60

 

 

 

Wednesday, 8 April 2009

5:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 

artists:

Rudolf Buchbinder – piano
 

pieces:

Third concert in the series Beethoven’s Complete Piano Sonatas
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatas: in C major Op. 2/3; in G minor Op. 49/1; in E flat major Op. 81a “Les adieux”; in D major Op. 10/3; in A major Op. 101

 

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul.
Sienkiewicza 10

 

artists:

Tba (Oskar) – tenor
Shen Yang (Domoslav) – bass
Eduard Tsanga (Berggeist) – bass
Szabolcs Brickner (Troll) – tenor

Piotr Sułkowski – choir master
Polish Radio Choir in Kraków
Anna Szostak – choir master
Camerata Silesia
Łukasz Borowicz – conductor
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

pieces:

Louis Spohr
Der Berggeist (The Mountain Spirit) opera in 3 acts (concert performance)

 

 

Thursday, 9 April 2009

5:00 pm

Royal Castle - Grand Hall
Plac Zamkowy 4

 

artists:

Rudolf Buchbinder – piano
 

pieces:

Fourth concert in the series Beethoven’s Complete Piano Sonatas
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatas: in B flat minor Op. 22; in G major Op. 49/2; in C minor Op. 13 “Pathètique”; in G major Op. 79; in C major Op. 53 “Waldstein”

 

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul.
Sienkiewicza 10

 

artists:

Arabella Steinbacher – violin
Walter Weller – conductor
Orchestre National de Belgique
 

pieces:

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Violin Concerto in E minor Op. 64
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 in E flat major

 

 

Friday, 10 April 2009

7:30 pm

Warsaw Philharmonic - Concert Hall
Ul. Sienkiewicza 10

 

artists:

James Gilchrist – Evangelist
Hans-Jorg Mammel – Peter
Sebastian Noack – Christ
Christina Landshammer – Maria
TBA – Zion

Marcus Creed – conductor
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Collegium Vocale Ghent
 

pieces:

Georg Friedrich Handel
Brockes Passion HWV 48

 

 

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